Guest David Owens Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings up a window with the contents of the CD instead of running the install program. I've tried checking the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base article says to check when you have autoplay problems and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there. Any ideas?
Guest Ramesh, MS-MVP Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install Hi David, Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK. -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:j%7mi.57568$Fo1.57472@bignews7.bellsouth.net... When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings up a window with the contents of the CD instead of running the install program. I've tried checking the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base article says to check when you have autoplay problems and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there. Any ideas?
Guest David Owens Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install Thanks for the reply, but I'd already tried that. Everything is set at the default of Choose an Action, but it still does the same thing. Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote: > Hi David, > > Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK. >
Guest Kelly Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install Hmmm, see if line 10 helps: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:j%7mi.57568$Fo1.57472@bignews7.bellsouth.net... > When I put in an install CD, Windows XP brings > up a window with the contents of the CD instead > of running the install program. I've tried checking > the Registry entries a Microsoft Knowledge Base > article says to check when you have autoplay problems > and I ran a autoplay fix program I downloaded from > Microsoft's site, but the problem is still there. > Any ideas?
Guest RalfG Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Autoplay Brings Up Window of CD Instead of Install With some discs auto-run is disabled for any instance after the software has already been installed. In that case if you want to re-install over top of the original installation for any reason you'd have to browse to the Install or Setup EXE file to run it manually. "David Owens" <davidjowens@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:TRami.35255$19.29908@bignews5.bellsouth.net... > Thanks for the reply, but I'd already tried that. Everything > is set at the default of Choose an Action, but it still does the > same thing. > > Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> Open My Computer, right-click the drive-letter for the CD drive and >> choose Properties. Click "AutoPlay". For each of the content types listed >> in the drop-down, select the option "Prompt me each time to choose an >> action" or simply click "Restore Defaults". Click OK. >>
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